Weather and climate

Kidepo Valley National Park weather

What it is doing right now, what the next two weeks look like, and what each month of the year means for the game viewing.

Right now in the park

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The next two weeks

Straight from the forecast, updated when you open this page. Useful if you are packing. Not useful for choosing a month, which is what the year below is for.

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The year at a glance

Bars are rainfall, the line is the daytime high. Thirty-year averages. The green band marks the months this park is at its driest, which is when most people want to be here.

Rainfall in millimetres along the bottom. Highest month 173 mm, daytime highs from 17.0 to 31.7 degrees.

Every month, and what it means for the wildlife

The temperature tells you what to pack. The rainfall column decides what you will see.

Month	Day	Night	Rain	Wet days	What that means here
January prime	30.4°C	18.1°C	20 mm	3	The peak. The driest months of the year, with the Kidepo Valley bone dry and wildlife packed onto the Narus water. The hottest daytime temperatures too, in the mid 30s.
February prime	31.7°C	19.3°C	25 mm	5	The peak. The driest months of the year, with the Kidepo Valley bone dry and wildlife packed onto the Narus water. The hottest daytime temperatures too, in the mid 30s.
March	30.8°C	19.5°C	78 mm	9	Still dry and still good, transitioning towards the rains. Very hot days; the first storms can arrive late in the month.
April	29.4°C	19.1°C	134 mm	11	The rains establish. The park turns green, the sand rivers flow after storms, tracks get harder and game disperses. Apoka's green-season rates apply, and you may have the park entirely to yourself.
May	28.6°C	18.4°C	173 mm	14	The rains establish. The park turns green, the sand rivers flow after storms, tracks get harder and game disperses. Apoka's green-season rates apply, and you may have the park entirely to yourself.
June	27.8°C	17.8°C	112 mm	14	The rains establish. The park turns green, the sand rivers flow after storms, tracks get harder and game disperses. Apoka's green-season rates apply, and you may have the park entirely to yourself.
July	26.0°C	17.0°C	165 mm	18	Wet season continues, gentler than April and May but real: September (83 mm) and October (95 mm) are wetter than most guides admit. Superb light, dramatic skies, dispersed game.
August	26.8°C	17.2°C	148 mm	16	Wet season continues, gentler than April and May but real: September (83 mm) and October (95 mm) are wetter than most guides admit. Superb light, dramatic skies, dispersed game.
September	28.9°C	17.8°C	82 mm	10	Wet season continues, gentler than April and May but real: September (83 mm) and October (95 mm) are wetter than most guides admit. Superb light, dramatic skies, dispersed game.
October	29.2°C	18.3°C	70 mm	6	Wet season continues, gentler than April and May but real: September (83 mm) and October (95 mm) are wetter than most guides admit. Superb light, dramatic skies, dispersed game.
November prime	28.4°C	18.1°C	50 mm	6	The rains taper off. A good shoulder month as the park dries, with fewer visitors than the peak and improving game viewing.
December prime	28.7°C	17.6°C	45 mm	7	Drying fast after the November tail-off. Game starts concentrating on the Narus pools, heat builds, and late December opens the peak window.

Climate figures are Open-Meteo climate normals, 1991 to 2020, taken at 3.825, 33.75. The wildlife column is ours, from the sources on the best time to visit page. Averages hide bad years: a dry January still happens, and so does a wet July.